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Vālmīki Rāmāyaṇa 3.65.8

Araṇya Kāṇḍa, sarga 65: Kabandha’s grasp. A headless being with a chest-eye, belly-mouth and two long arms seizes both brothers as they search the forest

In the sequence: Lakṣmaṇa's throbbing arm and other omens warn him of immediate danger, although a bird's call also seems to promise victory → he asks Rāma to be ready

3.65.8

lakṣmaṇas tu mahātejāḥ sattvavāñ śīlavāñ śuciḥ
abravīt prāñjalir vākyaṃ bhrātaraṃ dīptatejasaṃ

But Lakṣmaṇa, of great splendour, courageous, of good conduct and pure, joining his palms, spoke a word to his brother of blazing splendour.

Words: lakṣmaṇas — Lakṣmaṇa; tu — but; mahātejāḥ — of great splendour; sattvavāñ — courageous, endowed with strength; śīlavāñ — of good conduct; śuciḥ — pure; abravīt — spoke; prāñjalir — with palms joined; vākyaṃ — a word; bhrātaraṃ — to his brother; dīptatejasaṃ — of blazing splendour

Composed by Maharṣi Vālmīki, the ādikavi of the ādikāvya: the first poet of the first poem. Sanskrit: The Vālmīki-Rāmāyaṇa: Critical Edition, Oriental Institute, Baroda, 1960–1975 (gen. eds. G. H. Bhatt, U. P. Shah); IAST from GRETIL (Göttingen). Translation and word glosses: Claude Opus 4.6–4.7; summaries and sequences: ChatGPT Astra (machine-made). Numbering follows the Critical Edition, not the vulgate (e.g. Gita Press, valmikiramayan.net), so sarga and verse numbers can differ from those editions.